Week of August 6, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, August 6
Generation Squeezed - Robert Samuelson, Washington PostThe Real "Stimulus" Record - Arthur Laffer, Wall Street Journal
Why Washington Accepts Mass Unemployment - Jonathan Chait, NY Mag
Obama & The Hollow Republic - Yuval Levin, National Review
Tea Party Sets Its Sights on the Senate - Al Hunt, Bloomberg
Americans Continue to Baffle the Media - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Romney's Tax Returns Are Irrelevant - Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast
Beware the Silly Season - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Despite Polls, Romney Camp Sees Opportunity in Pa. - Scott Conroy, RCP
The Square and the Flair - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
Obama's Election-Year About-Face on Israel - Arthur Herman, NY Post
Mario Draghi Cannot Save the Euro - Simon Johnson, Bloomberg
Can Hospitals Be Like Restaurant Chains? - Atul Gawande, The New Yorker
The Tech Behind Wall Street's Addiction - Jerry Adler, Wired
It's Time to Put Chick-fil-A Out of Business - Randy Hannig, USA Today
Caught Up in the Chick-fil-A Gay War - Matt Labash, Weekly Standard
Nuking of Japan Was a Moral Imperative - Henry Miller, Forbes
Tuesday, August 7
Parasite City: It's Boomtime in Washington - Gene Healy, DC ExaminerRadical Tea Partiers Won't Negotiate - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
Ted Cruz and the D.C. Disconnect - William Murchison, Dallas Morning News
Why 2012 Is Not 1980 - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
On Success, Obama Has Forked Tongue - Arthur Brooks, Wall Street Journal
Mitt Romney's Dilemmas - Charles Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
Protecting the Voting Rights - Al Sharpton, Los Angeles Times
Romney's VP List Seems to Get Shorter - Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post
Why Obama Won't Prosecute Financial Crooks - Matthew Boyle, Dly Caller
Romney Misses the Arab World's Great Cultural Shift - Roger Cohen, NYT
In Egypt, Anti-Semitism Is Back in Fashion - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Why Israel Thrives, Unlike Its Neighbors - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Sports Versus Politics - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
The Prejudice That Menaces American Sikhs - Amardeep Singh, Guardian
WH Press Goes Seven Weeks Without a Question - Keith Koffler, WH Dossier
Romney's Secrecy Is Hurting Him - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
With Friends Like Reid, Does Obama Need Enemies? - Carl Cannon, RCP
Wednesday, August 8
The Tea Partiers' Plan to Cripple Congress - Margaret Carlson, BloombergFederal Spending: Killing Economy With Stimulus - Doug Bandow, Forbes
The Ungrateful President - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Expect Romney to Surprise with VP Pick - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Paul Ryan a Real Contender - Robert Costa, National Review
No End in Sight for Race's Negative Focus - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Romney's Mendacious Welfare Counterattack - Jonathan Chait, NY Mag
Obama's Attack on "Workfare" - Robert Rector, National Review
How Mitt Romney Lost the Summer - Robert Shrum, The Daily Beast
The Race Is Romney's to Win - Jay Cost, The Weekly Standard
Washington Primary Results: A Glimpse of Nov. 6? - Sean Trende, RCP
Mitt to Middle Class: Get Used to Being Poor - James Hoffa, Detroit News
How ObamaCare Squeezes the Poor - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Facing 75% Tax, France's Rich Plot Exit - Liz Alderman, New York Times
Stockton Went Bankrupt. Is Your City Next? - Zach Weissmueller, Reason
Public Employees Are American Heroes - Jennifer Granholm, Huff Post
Bachmann and Reid: A Troubling Double Standard - Tom Bevan, RCP
Video Clips: Marco Rubio | Jay Carney | Robert Gibbs | John Sununu
Thursday, August 9
A Golden State Train Wreck - George Will, Washington PostWacky Tea Partiers Giving Dems Hope - Gail Collins, New York Times
Why Paul Ryan Is a Problem for Obama - David Harsanyi, DC Examiner
Obama Dramatically Alters Welfare Reform - Mickey Kaus, Daily Caller
Romney and His Fictional Obama - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
For Romney, Even Means Ahead - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
How a Running Mate Could Swing a State - Nate Silver, New York Times
Mitt Romney: On Humility & Tax Returns - Josh Tyrangiel, Bloomberg BW
On Spending, There's Too Much Compromise in D.C. - Chris Chocola, NYDN
Hitting Romney Below the Belt? - Michael Kinsley, Los Angeles Times
Once Obama's to Lose, Colorado Is Now Up for Grabs - Erin McPike, RCP
Vote Fraud: How to Swing Close Elections - Michael Walsh, New York Post
Will the Health Law Kill White Castle? - Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones
Chicago Values: Who Gets a Pass? - Victor Davis Hanson, OC Register
Why Tax Reform Is Unrealistic - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
Historical Traumas Still Haunt Us - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Where's the Outcry Over Boy's Rap Video? - Mary Mitchell, Chicago ST
Friday, August 10
Ghosts of Elections Past Won't Help Predict 2012 - Jon Alter, BloombergA Nation That Believes Nothing - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Shouldn't Romney Be Ahead By Now? - Roger Simon, Politico
The Case Against Obama's Reelection - Charles Krauthammer, Wash Post
Unease Resurfaces on Mitt's Right Flank - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Don't Fear Paul Ryan - Rich Lowry, New York Post
Will Romney Travel Down Same Road as Bob Dole? - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Romney Needs Street Fighter Christie - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Maddow Misleads on Fracking - Alex Berezow, RealClearScience
The Fed's 'Not Seen Since 2009' Economy - Jeffrey Snider, RealClearMarkets
Romney's Tax Plan Won't Cut the Deficit - Erskine Bowles, Washington Post
The Season of Democrats' Disgrace - Mona Charen, National Review
Mitt Romney: Not a Murderer - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Is Battle to Define Mitt Already Over? - Matthew Continetti, Free Beacon
A Unified Theory of Romney's Tax-Stubbornness - Noam Scheiber, TNR
Coincidentally, the Fix Is In for Warren - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
Short Takes: Same-Sex Marriage: Polls, Votes & Courts - Lou Cannon, RCP
National Polls: CNN: Obama +7 | FOX: Obama +9 | RCP Avg: Obama +4.2
Saturday, August 11
Romney Picks Ryan as Running Mate - Murray, Nelson & O'Connor, WSJRyan Puts Spending at Center of Campaign - Byron York, DC Examiner
The Most Daring Decision of Mitt's Career - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
Obama: "Forward" Into the Abyss - Mark Steyn, Orange County Register
Wrong-Track Romney - Charles Blow, New York Times
The Reagan in Mitt Romney - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
VP Pick an Admission of Fear From Mitt - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Romney-Ryan: The Fight Has Been Joined - Roger Simon, PJ Media
Mitt's Choice Aimed at Winning Middle Class - Jim Tankersley, Natl Jrnl
Dixie Goes All Republican - Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
The GOP Ruse to Disenfranchise Voters - Alex Slater, The Guardian
Americans Reject Crony Capitalism - Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald
Obama's Clean Energy Revolution - Michael Grunwald, Time
How to Return NYC to the Street Gangs - Heather Mac Donald, Wall St. Jrnl
Zakaria's Plagiarism: Even Worse Than It Looks - Jim Sleeper, Huff Post
It's Time for Central Bankers to Say "No More" - Michael Schuman, Time
John Mackey on the Moral Case for Capitalism - Welch & Bragg, Reason.tv
Obama Approval: Gallup 43% | Rasmussen 43% | RCP Average 47.0%
Sunday, August 12
With Ryan Pick, Comes a New Romney - A.B. Stoddard, The HillObamaCare Makes Vice President Ryan Possible - Jay Cost, Weekly Std
Why the Ryan Pick Is Good for Obama - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Mitt Romney Is No Longer Playing It Safe - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Ryan Has That Reagan-Like Quality - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
Democrats Are Grinning Madly - John Heilemann, New York Magazine
Substance & Style: How Paul Ryan Exposes Obama - Deroy Murdock, NRO
The Truth About Obama's Stimulus - Michael Grunwald, Washington Post
Have Dems Learned Lesson Since 2010? - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Obama, Romney & the Likability Index - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
President Obama in Context - George Will, Washington Post
Does Obama Want to Take Over Other Industries? - Devin Dwyer, ABC
Republicans Try to Erase George W. - Robert Reich, Huffington Post
Obama, Ryan Have Tangled in the Past - Stephen Dinan, Washington Times
How Romney Decided on Ryan--and Kept the Secret - Alex Altman, Time
The Olympics Showcased the Very Best of Us - Frank Bruni, New York Times
Batman as the American Hero - Jonathan Last, Weekly Standard